How Student Population Changes at Prairie State

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,903 where 2,680 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.56 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Prairie State than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Prairie State College since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	5,064	2,088	2,976
2014-15	4,574 -490	1,908 -180	2,666 -310
2015-16	4,699 125	1,924 16	2,775 109
2016-17	4,484 -215	1,857 -67	2,627 -148
2017-18	4,403 -81	1,854 -3	2,549 -78
2018-19	3,946 -457	1,554 -300	2,392 -157
2019-20	3,843 -103	1,550 -4	2,293 -99
2020-21	2,716 -1,127	915 -635	1,801 -492
2021-22	2,618 -98	914 -1	1,704 -97
2022-23	2,680 62	1,046 132	1,634 -70
Average	3,903	1,561	2,342

Prairie State College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 14.63% and the percentage of black students is 52.65% at Prairie State College. 0.97% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Prairie State College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	9	18	2,871	581	7	1,260	104
2014-15	16	23	2,564	626	1	1,067	92
2015-16	11	34	2,550	828	0	975	110
2016-17	12	37	2,424	799	0	884	96
2017-18	14	31	2,323	861	1	856	68
2018-19	10	35	2,157	761	1	698	67
2019-20	11	49	2,029	852	1	649	53
2020-21	4	33	1,441	604	1	452	44
2021-22	6	25	1,323	625	1	406	53
2022-23	10	26	1,411	585	1	392	73
Average	10	31	2,109	712	1	764	76

Prairie State College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

517 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 19% of total students. The number of online students has increased 161.11% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Prairie State College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	4,574	198	649	3,727
2015-16	4,699	254	691	3,754
2016-17	4,484	223	657	3,604
2017-18	4,403	224	608	3,571
2018-19	3,946	230	611	3,105
2019-20	3,843	273	656	2,914
2020-21	2,716	1,253	913	550
2021-22	2,618	695	948	975
2022-23	2,680	517	834	1,329
Average	3,774	430	730	2,614

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Enrollment Trends at Prairie State

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes